Author

Helena Westerdahl

Observed names: H Westerdahl, H. WESTERDAHL, H. Westerdahl, HELENA WESTERDAHL, Helena Westerdahl (214373), Westerdahl, H., Westerdahl, Helena

Institution: Lund University

Observed institutions: Lund University, University of Zurich, University of Sheffield

ORCID: 0000-0001-7167-9805

Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-7167-9805

OpenAlex ID: A5068332089

Host specificity in avian blood parasites: a study ofPlasmodiumandHaemoproteusmitochondrial DNA amplified from birds

2000 · Stffan Bensch, Martin Stjernman, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 685

Hidden costs of infection: Chronic malaria accelerates telomere degradation and senescence in wild birds

2015 · M. Asghar, D. Hasselquist, et al. · Science · 528

Sex differences in immune responses: Hormonal effects, antagonistic selection, and evolutionary consequences

2016 · Jacob Roved, Helena Westerdahl, et al. · Hormones and Behavior · 370

Diversity, Loss, and Gain of Malaria Parasites in a Globally Invasive Bird

2011 · Alfonso Marzal, Robert E. Ricklefs, et al. · PLoS ONE · 308

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Temporal dynamics and diversity of avian malaria parasites in a single host species

2006 · STAFFAN BENSCH, JONAS WALDENSTRÖM, et al. · Journal of Animal Ecology · 276

Terminal Investment Induced by Immune Challenge and Fitness Traits Associated With Major Histocompatibility Complex in the House Sparrow

2004 · Camille Bonneaud, Jeremy Mazuc, et al. · Evolution · 221

Associations between malaria and MHC genes in a migratory songbird

2005 · Helena Westerdahl, Jonas Waldenström, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 213

Complex Mhc -based mate choice in a wild passerine

2006 · Camille Bonneaud, Olivier Chastel, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 206

A quantitative review of MHC ‐based mating preference: the role of diversity and dissimilarity

2014 · T. Kamiya, K. O'Dwyer, et al. · Molecular Ecology · 174

Dynamics of parasitemia of malaria parasites in a naturally and experimentally infected migratory songbird, the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

2008 · Pavel Zehtindjiev, Mihaela Ilieva, et al. · Experimental Parasitology · 141

Gene duplication and fragmentation in the zebra finch major histocompatibility complex

2010 · Christopher N Balakrishnan, Robert Ekblom, et al. · BMC Biology · 135

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Quantitative disease resistance: to better understand parasite-mediated selection on major histocompatibility complex

2011 · Helena Westerdahl, Muhammad Asghar, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 124

Passerine MHC: genetic variation and disease resistance in the wild

2007 · Helena Westerdahl · Journal für Ornithologie · 123

Does Linkage Disequilibrium Generate Heterozygosity-fitness Correlations in Great Reed Warblers?

2004 · Bengt Hansson, Helena Westerdahl, et al. · Evolution · 119

No evidence of an MHC‐based female mating preference in great reed warblers

2004 · HELENA WESTERDAHL · Molecular Ecology · 117

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Major histocompatibility complex class II compatibility, but not class I, predicts mate choice in a bird with highly developed olfaction

2012 · Maria Strandh, Helena Westerdahl, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 116

Broad‐scale latitudinal patterns of genetic diversity among native European and introduced house sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations

2011 · A. W. SCHREY, M. GRISPO, et al. · Molecular Ecology · 115

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The evolution of immunity in relation to colonization and migration

2018 · Emily A. O’Connor, Charlie K. Cornwallis, et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution · 110

MHC class I typing in a songbird with numerous loci and high polymorphism using motif-specific PCR and DGGE

2004 · H Westerdahl, H Wittzell, et al. · Heredity · 109

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Between-year variation of MHC allele frequencies in great reed warblers: selection or drift?

2004 · H. Westerdahl, B. Hansson, et al. · Journal of Evolutionary Biology · 108

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Explaining prevalence, diversity and host specificity in a community of avian haemosporidian parasites

2020 · Vincenzo A. Ellis, Xi Huang, et al. · Oikos · 102

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MHC diversity in two Acrocephalus species: the outbred Great reed warbler and the inbred Seychelles warbler

2003 · DAVID. S. Richardson, Helena Westerdahl · Molecular Ecology · 101

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Mhc diversity in two passerine birds: no evidence for a minimal essential Mhc

2000 · Helena Westerdahl, Håkan Wittzell, et al. · Immunogenetics · 101

Polymorphisms at the innate immune receptorTLR2are associated withBorreliainfection in a wild rodent population

2013 · Barbara Tschirren, Martin Andersson, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 100

Polymorphism and transcription of Mhc class I genes in a passerine bird, the great reed warbler

1999 · H. Westerdahl, Håkan Wittzell, et al. · Immunogenetics · 100

Works count: 210

Citation count: 6,878

H-index: 45

I10-index: 74